]]>http://wobm.com/thousands-of-pounds-of-prescription-pills-destroyed/feed/0Detective Loading Pills for Transportation to Burn Site
(Courtesy: Ocean County Prosecutor's Office)Ocean County Drug King Pin Sentencedhttp://wobm.com/ocean-county-drug-king-pin-sentenced/
http://wobm.com/ocean-county-drug-king-pin-sentenced/#commentsSat, 25 Jul 2015 11:46:16 +0000Megan Madisonhttp://wobm.com/?p=399837Continue reading…]]>The leader of a drug ring that employed at least five juveniles in Stafford Township will spend up to 30 years in state prison.

The Leader of a Narcotics Trafficking Network charge - also called the King Pin charge - means Enzo Pena, 29, of Mays Landing, will be ineligible for parole for at least 10 years.Â

]]>http://wobm.com/ocean-county-drug-king-pin-sentenced/feed/0Enzo Pena
(Courtesy: Ocean County Jail)14 Arrested in Bayshore Busthttp://wobm.com/14-arrested-in-bayshore-bust/
http://wobm.com/14-arrested-in-bayshore-bust/#commentsSun, 24 May 2015 12:27:34 +0000Megan Madisonhttp://wobm.com/?p=389983Continue reading…]]>14 people were arrested and warrants have been issued for four others in connection to an alleged drug trafficking ring in the Bayshore area of Monmouth County.

At a roundtable discussion at the Ocean County Health Department last week, State Senator Bob Singer (R-30) said the 21-bill package being presented to state lawmakers is a big job, but it has to be done

]]>http://wobm.com/massive-bill-package-aimed-at-heroin-epidemic/feed/0Spencer Platt, Getty ImagesGet Your "GAME" on in the War on Drugshttp://wobm.com/get-your-game-on-in-the-war-on-drugs/
http://wobm.com/get-your-game-on-in-the-war-on-drugs/#commentsSun, 01 Jun 2014 12:19:37 +0000Megan Madisonhttp://wobm.com/?p=332041Continue reading…]]>The Ocean County Health Department is taking a unique approach in the fight to keep kids off drugs.

The "GAME" (Growing Children/Adolescent Minds Everywhere) Program provides sponsorships for youth sports teams who participate in a one-hour substance abuse prevention workshop.Â It's a pilot program open to the first 40 teams who sign up, and

]]>http://wobm.com/get-your-game-on-in-the-war-on-drugs/feed/0Teaming Up to Fight Drug Gangs in NJ [AUDIO]http://wobm.com/teaming-up-to-fight-drug-gangs-in-nj-audio/
http://wobm.com/teaming-up-to-fight-drug-gangs-in-nj-audio/#commentsThu, 08 May 2014 09:25:32 +0000David Matthauhttp://nj1015.com/?p=389316Continue reading…]]>A total of 22 people are facing charges in what's being described as the biggest drug bust in Camden in a decade.

]]>http://wobm.com/teaming-up-to-fight-drug-gangs-in-nj-audio/feed/0(David Matthau, Townsquare Media NJ)
U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Paul Fishman speaks during a press conference on May 7.Synthetic Drugs Still Posing Threat [AUDIO]http://wobm.com/synthetic-drugs-still-posing-threat-audio/
http://wobm.com/synthetic-drugs-still-posing-threat-audio/#commentsThu, 08 May 2014 09:22:43 +0000Dino Flammiahttp://nj1015.com/?p=389214Continue reading…]]>On the same day of a national crackdown that hit more than half of the United States, New Jersey's top drug law enforcers pointed to the continued threat of synthetic drugs in the Garden State.

]]>http://wobm.com/synthetic-drugs-still-posing-threat-audio/feed/0Townsquare Media photoAnother Drug to Be Worried About [AUDIO]http://wobm.com/another-drug-to-be-worried-about-audio/
http://wobm.com/another-drug-to-be-worried-about-audio/#commentsWed, 30 Apr 2014 11:00:47 +0000Dianne DeOliveirahttp://nj1015.com/?p=386426Continue reading…]]>Heroin isn't the only drug of concern in Ocean County. Though not as widespread, "N-Bomb" or "25i" is similar to LSD and is tremendously dangerous, according to prosecutor's office spokesman Al Della Fave.

]]>http://wobm.com/another-drug-to-be-worried-about-audio/feed/0Townsquare MediaRx Takeback Day Is This Saturdayhttp://wobm.com/rx-takeback-day-is-this-saturday/
http://wobm.com/rx-takeback-day-is-this-saturday/#commentsThu, 24 Apr 2014 19:31:26 +0000Megan Madisonhttp://wobm.com/?p=323436Continue reading…]]>It's the perfect time for spring cleaning, and that includes your medicine cabinet.

Law enforcement agencies across the country and around the Shore will participate in National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 26, 2014

]]>http://wobm.com/rx-takeback-day-is-this-saturday/feed/0NJ Drug Suppliers Moving to the Suburbs [AUDIO]http://wobm.com/nj-drug-suppliers-moving-to-the-suburbs-audio/
http://wobm.com/nj-drug-suppliers-moving-to-the-suburbs-audio/#commentsWed, 12 Mar 2014 09:16:18 +0000David Matthauhttp://nj1015.com/?p=368726Continue reading…]]>For decades New Jersey drug dealers were usually found in urban areas, because that's where most of their customers were, but that is no longer the case.

]]>http://wobm.com/nj-drug-suppliers-moving-to-the-suburbs-audio/feed/0Joern Pollex, Getty ImagesArrest Made in Ocean County OD Deathhttp://wobm.com/arrest-made-in-ocean-county-od-death/
http://wobm.com/arrest-made-in-ocean-county-od-death/#commentsFri, 07 Mar 2014 19:57:12 +0000Megan Madisonhttp://wobm.com/?p=310702Continue reading…]]>One man is under arrest in connection to an overdose death in Brick Township late last year.

]]>http://wobm.com/nj-kids-ineligible-for-drug-court-program-audio/feed/0Marianne Williams Photography, Getty ImagesAre You Handing Out Prescription Painkillers? [AUDIO]http://wobm.com/are-you-handing-out-prescription-painkillers-audio/
http://wobm.com/are-you-handing-out-prescription-painkillers-audio/#commentsThu, 06 Mar 2014 10:15:39 +0000David Matthauhttp://nj1015.com/?p=367106Continue reading…]]>A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds most people who abuse prescription painkillers are getting them for free from friends and relatives, not rogue doctors or the black market.

]]>http://wobm.com/are-you-handing-out-prescription-painkillers-audio/feed/0Drug to Counter Heroin Overdose Available to Public [AUDIO]http://wobm.com/drug-to-counter-heroin-overdose-available-to-public-audio/
http://wobm.com/drug-to-counter-heroin-overdose-available-to-public-audio/#commentsThu, 27 Feb 2014 15:00:43 +0000Ilya Hemlinhttp://nj1015.com/?p=364815Continue reading…]]>A drug that can reverse a heroin overdose is closer to being in the hands of Ocean County police officers, but law enforcement won't be the only ones with access to it.

]]>http://wobm.com/drug-to-counter-heroin-overdose-available-to-public-audio/feed/0Narcan Kit (Ilya Hemlin, Townsquare Media NJ)Laced Heroin Causing Fatal Overdoses in Easthttp://wobm.com/laced-heroin-causing-fatal-overdoses-in-east/
http://wobm.com/laced-heroin-causing-fatal-overdoses-in-east/#commentsMon, 17 Feb 2014 12:08:27 +0000Associated Presshttp://nj1015.com/?p=361653Continue reading…]]>Authorities say more than 80 people have died this year due to an increase in heroin laced with a powerful prescription drug.

]]>http://wobm.com/monmouth-drug-forums-coming-this-week/feed/0Christopher J. Gramiccioni (Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office)Heroin Use Soars in New Jersey [AUDIO]http://wobm.com/heroin-use-soars-in-new-jersey-audio/
http://wobm.com/heroin-use-soars-in-new-jersey-audio/#commentsTue, 11 Feb 2014 10:14:01 +0000Kelly Waldronhttp://nj1015.com/?p=359573Continue reading…]]>Heroin use is on the rise in the Garden State, and the apparent overdose and death of actor Philip Seymour Hoffman has brought the issue into the spotlight once again.